Extraire
Example: Les chercheurs ont réussi à extraire l'essence de la plante rare.
Definition
"Extraire" means to remove or take out something, especially by effort or skill, from a source or container. For example, researchers can "extraire" the essence of a rare plant by carefully obtaining its valuable components.
Etymology
The word "extraire" comes from the Latin verb 'extrahere,' which combines 'ex-' meaning 'out of' and 'trahere' meaning 'to draw or pull.' Did you know? This root is also behind English words like 'extract' and 'attract,' all related to pulling or drawing out.
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"Extraire" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C1) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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